Turkish ambassador to present credentials to Rivlin Monday

Mekin Mustafa Kemal Okem, Turkey’s ambassador-designate to Israel, will be the fourth of five ambassadors who are scheduled to present their credentials to President Reuven Rivlin on Monday, almost exactly seven years after his predecessor Ahmet Oguz Celikkol presented his credentials to then-president Shimon Peres.

Celikkol was recalled in April 2010 after having been publicly insulted by Danny Ayalon, who was then deputy foreign minister.